"interbreed" meaning in English

See interbreed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnteɹˈbɹid/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interbreed.wav [Southern-England] Forms: interbreeds [present, singular, third-person], interbreeding [participle, present], interbred [participle, past], interbred [past]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English breed English interbreed From inter- + breed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|inter-|breed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English breed English interbreed [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁n̥tér", "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁entér", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥ter", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "inter-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "breed", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "interbreed", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="interbreed"> From inter- + breed. Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|interbred}} interbreed (third-person singular simple present interbreeds, present participle interbreeding, simple past and past participle interbred)
  1. To breed or reproduce within an isolated community. Translations (to breed or reproduce within an isolated community): intelen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-interbreed-en-verb-rovbrFm~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to breed or reproduce within an isolated community': 74 26
  2. (ambitransitive) To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids. Tags: ambitransitive Translations (to breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids): кръстосвам (krăstosvam) (Bulgarian), hybridiseren (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-interbreed-en-verb-k3Wa2A7q Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'to breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interbreeder

Inflected forms

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